Gallicanism

(noun)

The belief that popular civil authority—often represented by the monarchs' authority or the State's authority—over the Catholic Church is comparable to that of the Pope's.

Related Terms

Examples of Gallicanism in the following topics:

  • Louis XIV and the Huguenots

    • Louis initially supported traditional Gallicanism, which limited papal authority in France, and convened an Assembly of the French clergy in November 1681.

  • The Sun-King and Authoritarianism

    • Louis initially supported traditional Gallicanism, which limited papal authority in France and convened an Assembly of the French clergy in November 1681.